The Angel Chronicles: An Extraordinary Experience

By Richard F. Chacon

Seldom does life offer second chances and opportunities to resolve issues that harden the heart. Sometimes it takes extraordinary circumstances, and yes, sometimes it takes miracles. In The Angel Chronicles, we explore and explain these miracles from those who have crossed over. At times, there are no explanations, only something that an open mind can try to comprehend. The mysteries of the unknownpast our times here on earthremain just that, a mystery. However, from time to time, there are things that occur that serve as reminders that there is much more to life than just this existence here on earth. Some hearts will never mend, but there are miracles that allow us to help us cope just by showing us that our loved ones are, in fact, okay, even if we cannot see them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 7, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524547516

Richard F. Chacon

About the Author Richard Chacon grew up living by the values instilled in him by his small Texas town, which shaped what he believes to be the essence of what makes a man. During the days of his youth, the thought of becoming an educator was not in his foreseen future. However, as fate would have it, educating high school students, coaching basketball, and helping mold young lives soon became his way of life. But the thought of writing was always in the rearview mirror. As he transitions into the realm of writing, Richard continues to enjoy composing, writing music, and just creating. Although tragedy has crossed his path a time or two, he insists on living his life in pursuit of his passions, doing it with a positive attitude and with an outlook that seeks the best in people and the goodness that lies within each of us.

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CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 The visit

2 For Mom

3 Knock … knock

4 The sketch

5 What do I see?

6 Among Us

7 Nickel for your thoughts

8 Dreams or …

9 Lingering images

10 Broken

11 Unlawful

12 Dog, dove, dude

13 The other side

For Anthony

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PREFACE

H ERE I SIT twelve years later, finishing what I started seven years ago. It is with time that I rediscovered a strength I thought was forever gone. There is some truth to the saying that time heals all wounds. I will never be the same, and I’ve come to accept that. But what I have learned is this: one manages to cope with a loss by placing one foot in front of the other, one day at a time.

Much has happened to me since I first began to write this. I’ve encountered life-altering challenges, such as being diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, having to go through peritoneal dialysis every single night, and enduring a heart attack. As difficult as these challenges have been, it pales in comparison to what I experienced twelve years ago. As I thought about all that I’ve had to face in life, it occurred to me that it was that experience that prepared me for the challenges that were yet to come my way. In the back of my mind, I knew that nothing else could happen to me in this lifetime that would be more difficult. Whatever else comes my way, I know that I’ve already been through the worst.

From it all, I have been forced to see life in a new light, a new perspective. The simplest of things were no longer simple. I see things very differently now.

The formulation of a perfectly shaped cloud, the vivid colors of a butterfly, the enduring scent of jasmine vines, the feel of the sun’s warmth upon my face, and the refreshing taste of raindrops rolling off my lips.

I also see for the first time the effects of tragedy on others and how I could somehow provide them with a new sense of value in everything they do. I even found the answer to a question I could never understand: how could a young man who had so much to offer and had the biggest of hearts not find true love? I found that answer one day in a slideshow entitled "The Interview with God." The answer was so simple yet so profound: you cannot make others love you; you can only allow yourself to be loved.

I also found that I was able to expand my love for music in a way I never knew I could. I found Christian music, or, should I say, Christian music found me. K-LOVE radio and music from artists such as MercyMe and Jeremy Camp carried me. It touched my soul and handed me a torch that I would need to see myself through the darkest of days.

I’m not certain how all of this works other than the fact that Anthony and I were really close, as if we were cut from the same cloth. He came into this world just as I was planning on taking my life in an entirely different direction. I set aside my dreams and the west coast to ensure that I was there for him as a father. We were very much alike and even shared the same birth month. I don’t know if that has anything to do with this experience or if it contributed to the chances of this happening, but it is the only factor that begins to make sense.

The experience of